sofiabella1011 sofiabella1011

02-06-2019
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Josh simplified 4x - 8x ÷ 2 and said the answer was -2x. What was josh's error? What should his answer have been?

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jimrgrant1 jimrgrant1

02-06-2019

Answer:

see explanation

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

4x - 8x ÷ 2

Under the rules of PEMDAS , division must be performed before subtraction.

Hence

4x - 8x ÷ 2 = 4x - 4x ← dividing - 8x by 2, then

4x - 4x = 0 ← correct answer

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